title: Spontaneous dissection of air into the transverse mesocolon during double-contrast barium enema.
abstract: Intramural perforation of the colon proximal to the rectosigmoid is a rare complication of the barium enema examination. We present a case in which air and barium entered the wall of the transverse colon, and then dissected through the transverse mesocolon during double-contrast barium enema in an asymptomatic patient with no known underlying colonic disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461.
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: M Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Simmons
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Cappell
mesh_terms: D001466:Barium Sulfate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003106:Colon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D004733:Enema / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008646:Mesocolon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011006:Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate